Robinson, Arthur Cyril (Staff Sgt b.1897 - d.1968) Accession Number: PR00472

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Diary contains brief entries of Malayan campaign, but is mostly poetry relating to his experience as a prisoner of the Japanese. Themes include furphies, food, officers, fall of Singapore, Barrack Square incident, attitude of POWs.

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Accession Number
PR00472
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1941-1945
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Provenance
AWM371 94/0851
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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